Rest/Respite/A Break

 Do you want a “break” before you break down?

I sure do.

We all need rest…

I didn’t even know what the word “respite” meant…

I literally had to look it up in the dictionary…

2 Kings 14:26

For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel which was very bitter for there was neither bond nor free nor was there any helper for Israel. 

God is our help.

He Himself is our break- our rest- our Sabbath. 

The problem is we often do not know what we need when we need it.

We cry out to others.

We go to food.

We watch TV.

We try to numb ourselves and binge on social media or something anything to give us a mental break.

We might even go on a walk or take a hot bath.

But true rest...true inner peace (true Shalom) comes from Christ. 

Rest is a person=Jesus. 

LORD our world has been unraveling for some time. 

2020 was insane...

2021 is even more intense...

So much death...so much pain...

LORD give us a break...

We need you. 

We need you Abba Father to help us. We need a break. We need you to hold our hearts in your hand and say "it's going to be OK"

LORD thank you for the hope of heaven. Thank you for the promise of heaven.

Thank you for the promise that if we come to you when we are weak and heavy laden you will provide rest. You provide rest for our minds. Our thoughts can be so scattered LORD. We have a hard time praying, focusing. We get intimated by all of the "what ifs" or maybes or is God even near me anymore? We fear the future. 

COVID has caused us all to truly question our days and our very existence. 

Friends have died LORD. Some have been saved. Others refused to repent...that is what scares us the most. 

LORD Jesus give us the grace to trust you every single day. Our world is not normal anymore. But Jesus, was it every normal? You have always encouraged us to rest in you...so LORD we pray it again. We need rest. We need you to cleanse us of all our old creature comforts....May we feel comfortable and rested only in your arms AFTER we have drank of the Living Water of your Word.
Jesus thank you for rest and for the break you give us. One day we will be in your presence with new bodies and we will truly be able to be still and know you are God. 

In Jesus' Matchless Name, 

Amen